Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-18

for long time and did not scare worth a
cent. -. Charles Woodwork, the popular
postoflice clerk for many years, intends in
the near future to move to Massachusetts
His estimable wife is a native of New Bed
ford. .... Mrs. DIR. Bowers is visiting
relatives and friends in Barre.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Miss Hattie Hovey is home from her
school in Massachusetts Jerome Doty
has moved to the Rufus Brigham farm in
Essex. e. b. Jordon is in Boston this
week looking up the sugar trade. He eX.
poets to ship quite quantity this spring.
ga. There was no preaching or other
church services here last Sunday, on ac-
count OF the storm. m.....An extra town
meeting has been warned to elect road
commissioners, as those elected at the
annual meeting were not legally elected.
II the voters understood the laws better
there would be less careless voting 900.
Rev Mr. Williams has been holding some
extra meetings here this week, assisted
by some of the neighboring ministers,
Kew. A. Hazen preached Wednesday af-
ternoon and Mr. Bates of Williston in the
evening. ...... William II. Woodruff has
received pension of IS per month with
S25l.4T back pay..... lizard Story has
moved on to the Bishop farm and without
making any papers" as every one else
has. ..... Ebert Lane and Frank Cham
bers are to carry on George Stiess sugar
works this season. Guerden Powell has
moved to Essex Junction and Silas Ran.
som has taken the place vacated by him.
MILTON
This village had another narrow escape
from serious confiagration Friday evening.
The wood work behind the zinc near the
stove in village hall took fire. and was in
a livoly blaze when the light was seen
from an adjoining house. 1t was readily
q n C11 1g ht1t Ii,rht Il
How many more such "close shaves" will
oe needed to rouse the citizens to some
concerted action ?...... Mrs II. ID. Walker
OF providence, X. l., a prominent worker
in the National w. c. r. T., gave an in
teresting address Sunday evening at the
union temperance meeting in the Congre
gatlonal church. AT its close local union
was organized with over 20 members, and
prospects of large growth and enthusas-
tic work Mrs. Ell Barnum was chosen
president.
Sunday services, followed by Bible
class, Will be held at Trinity (Episcopal)
chapel, Milton, on alternate SUNDAYS, be-
ginningl with March 20 at 1O:30 a. IN.
Lenten services, with lectures introduc-
tory to the Book of Common PRAYER, will
be held at the same hour, on every We'd
nesday morning. The next lecture in the
special lecture course, preceded by a short
service, is TO he delivered in the village
hall on Friday evening next, March IS, at
7:3O, by the Rev Homer White of North
field. The third special lecture is to be
delivered at the same place and hour, on
Monday evening, March 81, by the Rev.
William Farrar Weeks of Enosburgh
Falls The distributed leaflets of "The
take part in it, to which the public are
cordially invited. Admission is free. and
there Is no collection. Al the first special
lecture, by the Rev Thomas Burgess of
st. a bans, the attendance was large,
some being present from Georgia.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
The winter term of our graded school
closed last Friday. Mr. Hayden. the prin-
clpal, has been with Us for two years and
has grown in favor with our people, both
as Il gentleman and a teacher. The fol.
lowing pupils in the intermediate depart
ment of our graded school, Miss Lille f..
Peck teacher, had no marks against their
names for the winter term Just closed /:
Charles Bates, Marion Bates, Edgar Guy
cite, Florence Guyette, Willie l.. Bell.
Wilbur Sawyer, Bessie Wiley The
family of Jason Hunt start for Omaha
Wednesday Mr.. Hunt went out there
last fall and now has sent for his family
Charles II. NicholsiIS moving on to Hunts
farm and is to run it this year ...
Bert Richardson and family have come
from the West and are to live with his
Mr.. Heman Russell was quite sick last
week and his son, +. r. Russell, was
called home. He is better now and his
son has returned to his work. Ezra is on
the road tor Cross x Son, Montpelier.
HUNTINGTON.
The creamery at the Centre commenced
business last week. II. W. Norton has
been employed for the season as general
manager. ,....No sugar has been made
yet up to the present writing in this viciu-
ity. The weather still remains cold and
good slelghing ..... Rev. Mrs Fenner has
closed her labors at the Centre and gone
10 waterbury. Last Saturday Mr..
George Magee of Hinesburgh and Lillian
Plerce OF Huntington were united in holy
matrimony and visited relatives in Hunt
lngton over Sunday v.....The Ladies
Aid society Will hold sociable at the
town hall on Tuesday evening, March %,
FOR the benefit of the parsonage. .... Com
munlon services Will be held IN the Union
church at the North village next Sunday
at the close OF the forenoon service At
our last March meeting it was voted that
lhe sum OF Sl5 be appropriated for the oh
serVance of Decoration Day in town..
The funeral services of the little child of
Willie Knights took place at the Centre
last Friday ..... Mrs. Mary Strong has
moved from the village back on to her
farm Mr. Harry Ross has leased his
IdlHl 10 huSStll JOnnS OF HlneSburLh,
formerly of Huntington, for one year.
JERICHO.
John McLane, who died last week was
q years OF age......Dr. w. :. Nay is eX-
pected to return from New York in a few
days. r. r. Townsend who has been
lald up with severe attack of neuralgia
Is out again. Miss Hattie Rawson,
who has been confined to the house for
the past frw weeks with very severe
cold has nearly recovered. We have
two constable in town, neither one of
whom is within four miles of a telegraph
or railroad station 4 free lecture bv
Rev. a, ID. Barber OF Williston will be
given IN the congregational church
Friday evening, Subject, "A Represen-
tative Woman and Her.Work". ....A party
of Is young people drove up from Burling
ton in the Adirondack" last Thursday
evening, calling upon Miss LOra Percivai
who with few invited friends entertain
ed them ....M Mr. Anson Field took load
OF small boys to Burlington Saturday to
attend the "Equescurriculum IA
dramatic entertainment was given at
Academy hall Friday evening for the
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